College of Arts and Sciences

Let's take a look at the College of Arts and Sciences: AKA the "College", COLL or COAS.

Our goal: To help orient you toward the requirements in the College of Arts and Sciences, and guide you toward additional information, forms, or procedures.

Divisions

• Arts and Humanities
• Social and Historical Studies
• Natural and Mathematical Sciences

Schools

Even though they are called "Schools", The Media School Links to an external site., The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies Links to an external site., and The Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design Links to an external site. are also within the College.

You may hear academic advisors use these terms ("Colleges", "Units" or "Schools") to refer to the separate areas of the University.

 

Your PBS degree is within the College of Arts and Sciences!

• You may be wondering what other departments belong to the College Links to an external site.. 
• Here is a brief handout that might help you visualize the departments in the College Download Here is a brief handout that might help you visualize the departments in the College
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• You can also explore courses from the College Links to an external site.. If an academic advisor talks about courses from "inside the College", they are referring to courses that would be found within this search tool.
• You will have specific requirements as a "Coll" student. For BA students these requirements are standard across departments.  For BS students they  may vary a bit depending on the department and major.

 

As a University student everyone must complete IUB General Education Links to an external site. (GenEd) requirements or the Statewide Transfer General Education Core (STGEC).

• English Composition (EC)
• Mathematical Modeling (MM)
• Arts & Humanities (AH)
• Social & Historical Studies (SH)
• Natural & Math Sciences (NM)
• World Languages & Cultures (WC)

 

As a College student you must also complete College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) Requirements Links to an external site.. 

• English Composition
• Mathematical Modeling
• CASE Breadth of Inquiry
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social and Historical Studies
  • Natural and Mathematical Sciences
• CASE Culture Studies (not transferable)
  • Diversity in the United States (1 approved course at IUB starting 2020)
  • Global Civilizations and Cultures (Currently only required for BA degrees and some but not all BS degrees)
• Critical Approaches (not transferable)
  • 1 course from COLL-C 103, COLL-C 104, or COLL-C105 
• Foreign Language
  • 4^th-semester proficiency in a single foreign language is required for the BA;  PsyBS, Org Psy BS and NeusBS requirement is the 3rd semester.
• Intensive Writing (not transferable)
  • Pre-Requisite course is English Composition
  • This isn't one specific set course.  There are typically 80+ different courses per semester that carry this attribute.  Pro Tip: Only sections that have "COLL INTENSIVE WRITING SECTION" is listed in the course section notes count for this requirement.  
• Public Oral Communication
  • 1 course (COLL-P 155)

To learn more about your degree, and degree progress visit the Know your Requirements page.

 

What might I need to know as a Coll Student?

Become acquainted with the College Undergraduate Student Portal Links to an external site.. You will find forms, academic procedures,  deadlines, the application to graduate, etc., on this page.

Explore the College of Arts + Sciences website Links to an external site..  There is an endless amount of information to be found here, including if you take a break from your studies, student experience, career preparation, academic advising, and international programs.

Become familiar with your degree requirements.  Visit the Bulletin and get to know your AAR.

Review opportunities listed through College Services and Initiatives Links to an external site., check out student involvement, and seek help when you might need it.

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